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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Knicks fans made sure they got the most out of their 53-year wait — at least, those who were able to get inside the parade.Millions gathered in New York’s Canyon of Heroes, as many fans were turned away well before…
The U.S. Navy on Thursday ended its blockade of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from Iranian ports, U.S. Central Command announced.President Donald Trump issued the directive, ending an operation that began on April 12 and led to the redirection of 142 commercial vessels and disabling of nine…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama opened his long-awaited presidential center with a star-studded celebration that drew some of Hollywood’s biggest names.The star-studded guest list underscored Obama’s enduring influence beyond politics. Actors, musicians, athletes and public figures joined the former president to celebrate the…
The U.S. Coast Guard announced that its drug interdiction effort Operation Pacific Viper, which began in August 2025, has prevented 225,000 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific from reaching American shores.The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear seized 7,707 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific over the weekend, officially…
Benchmade has brought their recently released manual folder the Lowden into the Gold Class for the first time. This highly limited version of the Lowden ramps up the detail work and turns the design into something worth of being put on the display shelf. The Lowden made its first appearance…
Ukraine launched almost two hundred drones at Moscow. The massive swarm caused reports of fires in the Russian capital, and more than a dozen people have been wounded in the surrounding region. This is one of Kiev’s largest aerial attacks on Russia. Ukraine Drone Strike on Russia Triggers Massive Explosion…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s new framework with Iran grants Tehran immediate oil sanctions waivers while postponing the most consequential nuclear questions for future negotiations, a gamble officials acknowledge carries risks because they expect Iran may not comply. “We come in with the full expectation…
The Department of Veterans Affairs is eliminating activity geared toward veterans’ gender identities and reclassifying its LGBTQ+ care coordinators, according to an internal memo made public this week.The purpose of the June 12 memo, it says, is to bring the department into compliance with two executive orders signed last year…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, the 28-year-old former Ivy Leaguer accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, indicated he could use an “extreme emotional disturbance” defense, which, if successful, could reduce a murder conviction to first-degree manslaughter if jurors find him guilty after…
A former U.S. Army soldier convicted of rape, desertion and indecent assualt was arrested in Spain nearly 30 years after fleeing his unit in Germany, ending one of the longest-running manhunts in U.S. Marshals history, the agency announced last week. Jesse Bussey, who had been on the run since 1996,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amanda Seyfried feared for her life after dubbing the late Charlie Kirk as “hateful” last year. In an interview with British GQ, the actress — who sparked backlash for her comments shortly after Kirk’s murder in September 2025 — revealed she hired a…
Lawmakers must soon hammer out the differences in their proposals for fiscal 2027 military pay raises, as the Senate has rejected the Trump administration’s request for higher, tiered pay raises — a proposal agreed to by a House committee. The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed a flat 3.6% pay…
Charred lodgepoles scratching a gunmetal sky reflected my mood. This morning the elk had won. No plan in mind, I climbed beyond where they’d scattered. Probing the slope’s crest from the sit with my binocular, I saw it. Among ranks of black boles with low-arcing limbs, a branch curved up.…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Police Department plans to deploy 10,000 police officers to secure the New York Knicks’ ticker-tape parade on Thursday as the city celebrates the team’s first title in 53 years.The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Knicks may have won the NBA Championships, but Judge Adam Levy said the celebrations went too far when the city descended into chaos and violence.Some Knicks fans in New York City responded to their team’s win by lighting school…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida couple who welcomed a child genetically unrelated to them after an alleged embryo mix-up at a fertility clinic they subsequently sued will raise the child as their own after reaching an agreement with the child’s biological parents, according to the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Trump yesterday spoke about Iran, Barack Obama, artificial intelligence and Herbert Hoover.He also talked about immigration, drugs, Ebola, “lunatic” Graham Platner, California’s electricity problems, Ukraine and Joe Biden hiding from the press. He also said the 2020 election was “rigged.”He said Mexican President Claudia…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LaGuardia Airport temporarily closed one of its two main runways Wednesday after inspectors discovered a pavement “depression” near the airstrip, marking the second time in less than a month the New York City airport has suspended operations on the runway over pavement…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! All detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz,” a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, have been transferred to other facilities, according to the Department of Homeland Security, citing concerns about the hurricane season.The agency said that all detainees at the facility had been…
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Effective immediately, sailors within the fleet — and those specifically stationed in the National Capital Region — are now granted greater flexibility when it comes to daily workwear, according to an April 26 NAVADMIN message.The update means that for sailors E-7 and above, the wear of the Service Dress Blues…
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Calais Campbell is timeless. And to prove it, on Thursday he agreed to a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens that will make 2026 his 19th NFL season.That’s not the most impressive part.This is: The guy’s a defensive lineman. He plays on both the edge and sometimes in the interior…
The United States Senate has failed to limit Donald Trump in his bid to attack Cuba. The US president has repeatedly hinted that regime change, using military force, is needed in the island nation. A Democratic-led effort to limit Trump’s authority to use military force against Cuba without congressional authorization…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At this point, it appears to be a long shot that Trevor Bauer will get back into Major League Baseball.But the possibility is certainly alive after he recently threw a no-hitter for the Long Island Ducks of the Independent League.Bauer recently shut…
For the first time, the U.S. Air Force is asking Congress to fund the purchase of Collaborative Combat Aircraft, marking the beginning of the “loyal wingman” era.The service’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes $996.5 million in procurement funding to begin production of Increment 1 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, plus $150 million…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, was called out on social media after claiming she is one of the 535 most powerful people in the country, referencing her role in Congress.Crockett spoke with talk show host Sherri Shepherd, who asked Crockett about some of…
The U.S. Army is looking for meatless proteins for field rations. It also wants to manufacture such proteins on the front lines to ease burdens on the supply chain. The service, according to a Sources Sought notice from the Combat Feeding Division of the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier…
The U.S. Navy’s carrier force is the envy of the world, having earned its stripes in the early, dark days of the Pacific War. One of those that first served during that conflict was the USS Card. As an escort carrier, the USS Card served America for almost 30 years and received three…
While United States President Donald Trump prepares to blockade Iranian ports for many more “months”, the price of oil spikes to its highest since 2022. The price of Brent crude oil rose to $126 on Thursday. As Fuel Prices Poised to TRIPLE, EU Mulls Rationing Gas Across Bloc Monday This…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! We have three close-out games tonight in the NBA, which is about as exciting as it can be in the playoffs. So far, there have been some great games in the NBA, and none of the series are complete in the Eastern…
Top U.S. military leaders including Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, will brief President Donald Trump later on Thursday on potential military action against Iran, a U.S. official told Reuters.U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will…